Sack-holder



(No Model.)

P. H. GILBERT. SACK HOLDER.

No. 595,384. Patented Dec. 14,1897.

interior of the sack.

UNITED STATES FFICE.

PATENT FRANK H. GILBERT, OF RIDGEFIELD, WASHINGTON.

SACK-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,384, dated December 14, 1897. Application filed July 27, 1896. I Serial No. 600,657. (No modell To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H. GILBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ridgefield, in the county of Clarke and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sack-holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make, and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sack-holders, and it has for its Object, among others, to provide a simple cheap holder that will be compact, light, strong, and easily carried about and that can be readily placed in any desired position, simply being hooked over the edge of a board fastened to the wall or to the bin of a granary or over the edge ofa box and upon which the sackmay be hung quickly and easily and the mouth ther'eof held open and offering no obstruction to access to the I provide a construction whereby when the catch is moved it will release itself from the sack and return automatically to its position to receive another.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention'is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, forma part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the holder in operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified form. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through Fig. 1. lar section through Fig. 2. p Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a plate or bar or bracket from which depend the arms or hooks a at the rear edges, and from the under side thereof depends thebrace or arm B, so that in practice when the bracketis placed over the top edge of a bin or other support the same will be received between the hooks or depending arms and the brace B and the bracket held in a horizontal position. These Fig. 4 is a simidepending arms or hooks may be extensions of the ends of the bail 0, around the parallel arms of which are loosely sleeved the sleeves D, which are provided with pins or projections cl, which are designed to engage in and hold the sack at the mouth. These sleeves are connected for simultaneous movement in opposite directions in any suitable manner, preferably as follows: F is an arm secured'to the rear end of one of the sleeves and having a lateral portion f, into which is engaged one end of the chain G, the other end of which is secured in an opening in the lug or flange g of the arm G or secured to the inner end of the other sleeve, and on this sleeve is also a collar H, between which and the arm the chain is wound, and about this sleeve is a spring I, one end of which is secured to the arm G and the other to the bracket A. This flange or collar H has a notch h, forming a cam portion, and a pawl or detent J, pivotally mounted on the bracket A, which is designed to engage this shoulder and hold the sleeve against rotation. The arm F is formed with shoulders 6, adapted to engage a stop-pin e on the front edge of the bracket A to limit its movement in both directions.

In practice the mouth of the sack is engaged over the pins or projections on the sleeves and the mouth held distended while being filled. When filled, the catch J is moved so as to disengage it from the notch h of the collar on the tube, when the weight of the sack rotates the sleeves outward, bringing the pins or projections downward, and the sack automatically drops off. As soon as the sleeves are relieved of the weight the spring returns them to their normal position and the catch engaging the shoulder of the collar holds them in this position, where they are ready to receive another bag.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a device embodying substantially the same features. In this form the sleeves are mounted for rotation in suitable bearings K, secured on the bracket K, which have the depending arms to engage over the top edge of the board or other support, and these brackets embrace and are secured to a board L, and the vertical portions of the brackets serve as the braces between which and the downwardly-depending arms the board'or bin or other support is held. On

each of the sleeves is a collar H, connected by a chain M, secured to pins or projections thereupon, and each collar is provided with a notched flange N, one of which engages a pivoted latch N and the other adapted to engage the horizontal portion of the bracket in which its sleeve is mounted. A spring 0, secured to an upwardly-extending portion of the bracket in which the sleeve is mounted, is secured to the sleeve at the other end, so as to return the same to its normal position after the bag has been released. The operation is substantially the same as in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2. After the bag is filled the latch is disengaged from the notched flange, when the weight of the bag causes the sleeves to rotate, so as to throw their pins downward, when the bag automatically removes itself.

Other modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

lVhat is claimed as new is- 1. In a sack-holder, the combination with a bracket having depending arms and hooks, sleeves having projections, an arm secured to the rear end of one of the sleeves and having a lateral portion, a chain having one end connected with said lateral portion, an arm secured to the other sleeve and having a lug attached to the other end of said chain, and a collar on said sleeve between which and the arm said chain is wound, and a spring about said sleeve with one end secured to the arm and the other to said bracket, substantially as described.

2. In a sack-holder, the combination with a bracket having depending arms and hooks, sleeves having projections, an arm secured to the rear end of one of the sleeves and having a lateral portion, a chain having one end connected with said lateral portion, an arm secured to the other sleeve and having a lug attached to the other end of said chain, and a collar on said sleeve between which and the arm said chain is wound, and a spring about said sleeve with one end secured to the arm and the other to said bracket, said collar having a notch with a'cam portion, and a pivotally-mounted detent adapted to engage the same and hold the sleeve against rotation, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK I'I. GILBERT.

\Vitnesses:

S. I. l\.[ACKEY, GEO. F. LOEB. 

